Nicosia, Cyprus. Gesy on Wednesday marked its seventh anniversary, with officials highlighting the scale of the national health scheme’s reach and developments introduced during its seventh year. The scheme now has more than 1 million official beneficiaries.
Seventh-year developments
Notable developments during the seventh year included a new reimbursement procedure for cross-border healthcare and coverage for physiotherapy services.
HIO director general Ifigenia Kammitsi said the system is now maturing and stabilising.
The developments also included a new registry of patients with multiple sclerosis and new clinical guidelines for hypertension and osteoarthritis.
Use of services
During the period from June 2025 to May 2026, a total of 839,955 people visited their personal doctors. In the same period, 676,458 people visited specialist doctors, 541,456 people underwent laboratory tests, and 335,380 people used radiology and diagnostic centre services.
Audits and financial outlook
The HIO conducted 850,000 audits of compensation claims, up from roughly half a million last year. It identified and recovered problematic claims totalling €19 million.
An actuarial study conducted by the International Labour Organisation projected that Gesy’s finances will be sustainable until at least 2033, one year longer than projected last year.